Star · G5IV
κ Del
κ Del is a subgiant star of spectral type G5IV in the constellation Delphinus, 97.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 101916 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Delphinus |
| Distance | 97.9 light-years (30.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.07 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.68 |
| Spectral type | G5IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,590 K |
| Luminosity | 8.15 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.04 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.69 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 39m 07.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 05′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 70.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.07). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. North of latitude 80° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1928. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around κ Del, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.22, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 101932 0.37 light-years
- 15 Del 6.18 light-years
- HIP 102582 6.80 light-years
- 2MASS J20343769+0827009 7.00 light-years
- HIP 101579 7.01 light-years
- Rotanev 8.40 light-years
- GJ 9689 12.3 light-years
- HD 196885 A 13.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.